11:19 PM,
Aug. 3, 2013

Logan Fielding from Ivins checks his watch after finishing first in the Yankee Meadows Half Marathon in Parowan on Saturday.

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Families, friends and other spectators cheered runners as they crossed the finish line Saturday at the Iron County Fairgrounds during Parowan's third annual Yankee Meadows Half Marathon Saturday.

The half-marathon began at the Yankee Meadows Reservoir a short distance outside of Parowan, wound around the city and ended at the fairgrounds.

The event marked an important milestone for Steve Edwards, who came from Apple Valley, Calif., to run. It was his first running event since he underwent treatment for stage four melanoma that had spread throughout his body. ...